The Yellow River is called "the cradle of Chinese civilization", as its basin is the birthplace of the northern Chinese civilizations and was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. Our firstly highlight is a quite unique Hovercraft Tour in Yellow River just near the Zhengzhou City. The Ferry is also a theme park where there are green lands, pavilions, scattered statues with interesting histories. With more than 20 years of development, the scenic area is now a national tourist destination with modern amusement facilities, which appeals to thousands of tourists from all over the world. Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area is the ideal viewpoint to appreciate the mother river of China and give you the special exciting memory. Henan Provincial Museum is one of the China's oldest museums and also three major national museums of China, as famous as Shaan'xi History Museum and Shanghai Museum. It is a newly-built modern history and art museum and a 'key' museum, with modern displays and exhibitions, modernized equipment, and a unique architecture. At present the museum has a collection of more than 130,000 pieces of cultural relics treasures, of which more than 5,000 pieces are treasures of the first and second grades. Among them, the prehistoric cultural relics, bronze vessels of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and pottery and porcelain wares of the various dynasties in Chinese history possess most distinguishing features. Inside the museum, there are basic exhibition halls, specialized exhibition halls and provisional exhibition halls. For the first batch of exhibitions, two basic displays and six specialized displays are offered. They are rich in contents, presenting a spectacular sight to visitors. A good number of exhibits have been successively displayed in more than 20 countries and regions in the continents of Europe, America, Asia and Oceania, winning great admiration. Besides, everyday 2 ancient music shows are scheduled for the visitors in order to demonstrate the developed ancient musical civilization in central China. The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple is a Chán Buddhist temple at Song Shan Mt. near Zhengzhou City Henan Province in Dengfeng, China. Founded in the 5th century, the monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu, and it is the Mahayana Buddhist monastery perhaps best known to the Western world. The Shao in "Shaolin" refers to "Mount Shaoshi", a mountain in the Songshan mountain range. The lin in "Shaolin" means "forest". In the Shaolin monastery, pupils are trained in Wushu by master in charge Yan Da. Despite rigorous training however, only a select few are admitted into a Shaolin display team. Others make it to become a martial arts teacher at Wushu schools; such as those in Dengfeng (a neighboring city). Shaolin Temple Scenery Area is located behind Mt. Shaoshi. It consists of Shaolin Temple, Pagoda Forest, Ancestor's Monastery, Dharma Cave, Second Ancestor's Monastery, Yongtai Temple and Shaoshi Tower. Surrounded with mountains with clear streams, green cypress and pine trees, and elegant landscapes, it is one of the scenic spots of AAAA Class of the first group published by National Tourism Administration. Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China, not only because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, but also because of its martial arts or Wushu Chan. Shaolin does have a long tradition of Chinese martial arts, as the saying goes 'All martial arts (Kungfu) are from Shaolin.' China's biggest natural sightseeing performance--Zen Music Shaolin Grand Ceremony, performed by 800 musicians, dancers, local villagers and Kung Fu monks, this performance reflects the profound Chinese Zen culture and the world first-class audio and visual effect that you might have never experienced ever before. It is located in Daxian Valley, 7 km far from Shaolin Temple. The main stage is a valley, and the mountains lie vertically, with clear marks of near, middle and far scenes. There are brooks, forests and bridges in the valley, all of which are factors forming the practical performance.In this melody, the music of Zen from the valley of Song Mountain is combined with various kinds of sound from the nature, such as the sound of water, wind, forest and insect, and all these kinds of sound form a fabulous harmony of Zen. What is the same is that this is also a performance: music, light, dance, kungfu, and so on. What is different is that the performance is offered here. You can sit on prayer mats around the brook in the wind, watch the water, hear the music of Zen and appreciate the performance, with our mind eased and relaxed. In the night, you can forget all your worries, or have a rest, or even conduct meditation. Everything is leisurely and perfect, just the same as the life style we are pursuing. The Longmen Grottoes (Dragon's Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are located 12 km south of LuoYang city Henan province. The grottoes, which overwhelmingly depict Buddhist subjects, are densely dotted along the two mountains: Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west). The Yi River flows northward between them. From north to south, the distance covered by grottoes is about one km. Along with the Mogao Caves and Yungang Grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes are one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites in China. There are over 2100 niches, more than 100,000 statues, some 40 pagodas and 3600 tablets and steles in the caves of Guyang, Binyang and Lianhua. The area was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in November 2000. According to the inscription the Longmen Grottoes are an illustration of "...the perfection of a long-established art form which was to play a highly significant role in the cultural evolution of this region of Asia." Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, is located in the middle of China, about 760km south of Beijing and 480 kilometers east of Xian. Zhengzhou, also as an outstanding tourist city and one of the eight Chinese ancient cities, is always the first destination of any Henan tour. Located between the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, this ancient and lively city is the cradle of the splendid culture of the Chinese Nation. Here we base our Yellow River Tour. Mt. Song - one of the Five Famous Mountains in China, sits in Northwestern. After the Longhai Railway (Lanzhou to Lianyungang) and Jingjiu Railway (Beijing to Kowloon) were completed, their intersection, Zhengzhou, now became a vital transportation hub. The city is a national historical and cultural city and also the first destination for any Henan Tour. The ancient city was the capital of Shang Dynasty (16th - 11th century BC) 3,500 years ago when porcelain and the Chinese technique of bronze smelting were comparatively more developed. A green ceramic glaze pot unearthed in Zhengzhou has been shown to be the most ancient porcelain in China. A long history has left Zhengzhou with many cultural and historic sites. Shaolin Temple situated at the foot of Mt. Song is the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. If you are interested in Chinese Kung Fu, the temple and the performances must be seen. Situated on the central plain of China, one of the cradles of the Chinese civilization, Luoyang was one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. The origin of the name "Luoyang" is the city's location to the north of the Luo River. Its long history endows Luoyang with a profound sense of culture. The city is the cradle of Chinese civilization where many Chinese legends happened, such as Nvwa Patching the Sky, Dayu Controlling Flood and the Chinese Ancestor Huangdi Establishing the Nation. The city is also famed as the 'Poets Capital' as poets and literators of ancient China often gathered there and left grand works, including 'Book of Wisdom' ('Daode Jing'), 'Han History' ('Han Shu') and 'Administrative Theory of Admonishing Official' ('Zi Zhi Tong Jian'). Religious culture once thrived here. Taoism originated there and the first Buddhist temple set up by the government was located there. Luoyang is also the hometown of many of the scientific inventions of ancient China, such as the seismograph, armillary sphere, paper making, printing and the compass. Luoyang has rich historical and cultural sites. The Longmen Grottoes are one of China's three most precious treasure houses of stone sculptures and inscriptions. The White Horse Temple is the first Buddhist temple and is honored as the 'Cradle of Buddhism in China'. Additionally, Luoyang is particularly well known for its peonies. Every year in April, the flowers blossom and attract tourists from all over the world. Luoyang, a charming city filled with the fragrance of peonies and the primitive atmosphere of ancient civilization, is waiting and welcoming guests from all over the world.